Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, January 15, 2023
(EPISODE-401)
Readings for Sunday, January 15, 2023 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A
FIRST READING: Isa 49:3, 5-6
Ps 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10. "Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will."
SECOND READING: 1 Cor 1:1-3
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 1:14a+12a). Alleluia, alleluia! The Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us. He enabled those who accepted him to become the children of God. Alleluia.
GOSPEL: John 1:29-34
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Please listen to the audio recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers, and homily), for Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, January 15, 2023, by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-second-sunday-of-ordinary-time-year-a-episode-401/s-CXhAaPCFbsz (EPISODE-401 )
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GOSPEL THIS WEEKEND
The Church Calendar year returns to Ordinary Time. This season takes up over half of the year, and it is really the time when there are no major seasons, such as Christmas and Easter, or their preparatory seasons of Advent and Lent. This is when the Kingdom of God quietly and slowly but surely grows in life's ordinary and everyday moments and events. Since the "ordinary" takes up a big part of our year, it is important to appreciate the subtlety of this time. Whilst there might not be many dramatic and exceptional tones to this season, it is nevertheless essential. Except for the occasional feast Day, Saints day, or memorial, the Church uses this time to quietly and progressively work its way through the flow of the readings assigned for the year. So, we get time to slow down, stop and breathe and deepen our appreciation of God's word and values in everyday life. This is a time for hidden treasures to be uncovered ... treasures kept in ordinary clay jars... to use a biblical image...
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Now that Ordinary time has well and truly begun, it is wonderful that the Scriptures speak of "Commissioning" and "sending." From the outset of any new season, it is also good to recall clearly just WHO we are following and why. Including what it is about him that is so important. To be clear about our Lord and master and his values and mission so that we can join in fully and with clear sight.
Like Isaiah, we too have been formed by God, called to be a light to ALL nations, not just a few…. We are also called to be open, particularly to OPEN OUR EARS, to God's word, values, and ways of seeing and thinking… (which are often refreshingly different from our own ways). We are commissioned to Keep God's word by NURTURING IT deep in our hearts and cherishing and savouring it…. And also, to unstop our lips and use them to speak of God's goodness….
Meanwhile, in the gospel, John testifies that this is Jesus, the son of God is the sacrificial and spotless lamb who would take away the sins of all the world… The one on whom the spirit rests…. This is also the meaning our discipleship testifies to in word and action.
"All who have been baptized in Christ—share that same Holy Spirit and are called to undertake the same mission—being a light to others, serving others, giving of ourselves in love, compassion and generosity, and to be instruments of God's mercy and kindness and justice." (1)
In the Gospel today, three names are used to describe Jesus. (3)
Firstly, he is called the "Lamb of God," / /"a symbol of strength in vulnerability... The Lamb of God (John 1:29) "takes away" the sinful condition of the world. Twenty-one centuries down the track, there is still violence, hunger, and exploitation on a massive scale. The work of the one strong enough to risk vulnerability so that others may have life, the work of God's Lamb, is never done." (2)
Secondly, Our Lord is called "the one on whom the Spirit descends and remains," Utterly filled with the Spirit and capable of giving this Spirit to others, he has the power and the desire to heal, to forgive, to help in practical ways, to work for justice and to show God's love to all. (3)
Thirdly, he is called the "Son of God" (or the Chosen One). …..
We can reflect at great length and deeply upon these "names and descriptions" of Jesus. As Our Lord asks Peter in another part of the Gospels, "But you. Who do you say I am?" So it is essential that we reflect upon how we name Jesus. Who is Jesus to us? What qualities of Our Lord particularly move us and inspire us? The image we choose at this time will reflect our growing understanding of the one we have pledged ourselves to follow as disciples." (3)
Such images include, but do not exhaust the list, including…. Divine Mercy, Sacred Heart, Immeasurable and Inexhaustible Compassion, Unconditional love, Complete and Infinite Love, Suffering Servant, Utter Obedience, True Peace….Self-forgetting Rescuer; The "Perfection of Kindness and Justice Embracing." Restorer of Original Innocence. Perfect Empathy, and so much more…
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References:
Fr Paul W. Kelly
(1) Fr Greg Friedman with the "Sunday Soundbite" for St. Anthony Messenger Press, on the Web at FranciscanRadio.org. Post by Christopher Heffron: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/2nd-sunday-in-ordinary-time/
(2) Sr Veronica Lawson RSM. https://www.ballarat.catholic.org.au/_uploads/ppage/files/Pastoral%20Ministry%20Office/19%20Jan%202020%20Reflection%20on%20the%20Gospel.pdf
(3) Sr Patricia Stevenson RSJ. Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Second Week Ordinary Time A. https://www.sosj.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2ndWeekOrdinaryTime-YearA.pdf
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(Sunday, January 15, 2023) (EPISODE-401)
The Lord be with you.
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{{Kindness and grace to you all}}
As one family in Christ, let us prepare to celebrate the sacred mysteries by calling to mind our sins.
Lord Jesus, you have revealed yourself as the way to the Father: Lord, have mercy.
You have poured out on your people the Spirit of truth: Christ, have mercy
You are the Good Shepherd, leading us to eternal life: Lord, have mercy.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
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Ps 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10. "Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will."
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 1:14a+12a). Alleluia, alleluia! The Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us. He enabled those who accepted him to become the children of God. Alleluia.
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Memorial Acclamation
2. When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
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PREFACE: Sundays I
EP II
Communion side. pwk: LH
(theme variation: v7 )
(pre+post variation: v1-long)
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{I gratefully acknowledge and give thanks to God for your prayers at this time of prayer and reflection upon our God.}
Go in peace. (Glorifying the Lord by your life)
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{thank you for your company as we have given thanks and praise to our God.} / Go forth, the Mass is ended.
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"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly
Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)
Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)
"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.
Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993) . (Sydney Australia).
Sung "Mass In Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria, Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.
- "Faith, Hope and Love" theme hymn - in memory of William John Kelly - Inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.
"Quiet Time." Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.
- "Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly. Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.
Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.
Microphones: - Shure MV5 Digital Condenser (USB)
Editing equipment: NCH software - MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software
NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 12.44
Sound Processing: iZotope RX 6 Audio Editor
[Production - KER - 2023]
May God bless and keep you.
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